Lin Nianhe wasn’t unwilling to think; she was just too exhausted for her brain to work.
She really wanted to take a hot bath, or at least soak her feet.
But in reality, she couldn’t even wash her face; using a handkerchief dampened with water to wipe her face was already a luxury.
Su Yuncheng suddenly peeled a piece of white rabbit candy and stuffed it into Lin Nianhe’s mouth.
Lin Nianhe blinked and looked at him.
He said, "Don’t rush; we still have ti. Take it slow."
"Okay." Lin Nianhe nodded lightly and then asked, "So, can you borrow a motorcycle?"
She really didn’t want to push her limits anymore, and if all the brigades had to keep going back and forth on foot like this, she wouldn’t be able to do anything else for half a month.
Su Yuncheng thought for a mont and said, "It should be possible. I’ll find a way."
"Great!"
Lin Nianhe nodded heavily, her eyes full of trust as she looked at him.
At this mont, a little girl’s voice ca from outside: "Hello, I’m here to bring you water..."
The voice was immature and shy, sounding very young.
Su Yuncheng, the only one among the five who could walk nimbly, stood up without needing anyone to say anything.
"Wait."
Lin Nianhe stopped him.
She grabbed a handful of white rabbit candies and handed them to him, silently indicating that he should give the child so candy.
Su Yuncheng took the candy and kicked Sie Yufei lightly: "If you want to sleep, go back to sleep and let the others rest."
Sie Yufei looked aggrieved: "Brother Cheng, can’t you just say it directly next ti? My ears aren’t on my back."
Before he could finish, Su Yuncheng had already gone out.
In the yard, a little girl was holding a small bucket filled with yellowish water.
This clearly exceeded the village’s usual quota, and it was unknown how they managed to save up this much.
The little girl was a bit shy as she carefully put down the bucket, saying softly, "Big brother, I brought you water."
Su Yuncheng said, "We still have water. You keep it to drink."
The little girl had not expected this, blinking her eyes, unsure of what to do.
Su Yuncheng stuffed the candy into her pocket, then picked up the bucket and said, "I’ll walk you back."
The little girl was bewildered, blinking her big eyes, and followed behind Su Yuncheng with short steps.
This little girl was the granddaughter of the Old Secretary, and the water she brought was from several village officials’ hos, all there was.
When Su Yuncheng arrived, the Old Secretary and others were having a eting in the yard.
Seeing him carrying the bucket back, the Old Secretary frowned and said, "Why bring it back? You all need water."
Su Yuncheng placed the bucket down gently and said, "We brought plenty of water bottles with us; we still have enough to drink."
The Old Secretary shook his head: "That’s not enough. You city kids don’t understand; it’s very dry here, and not drinking enough will cause your lips to crack."
"It’s really enough." Su Yuncheng said as he sat down by the table, "I’d like to hear your thoughts on building a school."
The Old Secretary was taken aback: "Huh? This... this is not easy to handle..."
"Can I give you a suggestion?"
"Let’s hear it..."
...
Su Yuncheng didn’t co back for quite a while.
Lin Nianhe lay on the bed, half asleep, and asked, "Has Brother Yuncheng gone missing?"
Wang Shui, lying next to her, replied, "Maybe."
"Sister Lan, help up; I’m going to rescue him."
Lin Nianhe said as she struggled to get up.
Wen Lan pressed her back down: "Just stop it; does Su Yuncheng need you to rescue him? You might end up being more of a hindrance."
Lin Nianhe beca more awake, blinking: "What if he really can’t handle it alone?"
Wang Shui burst out laughing: "Then you really shouldn’t go, or he’ll have to spare a hand to pull you along."
Lin Nianhe looked aggrieved: "You guys underestimate ; I can at least climb over walls."
"All you can do is climb walls." Wen Lan yawned, "Besides, you needed my help just to go to the bathroom earlier; you couldn’t even climb steps, let alone walls."
Lin Nianhe: "..."
She pouted, sulking.
She decided to unilaterally end her friendship with Sister Lan for five minutes.
At four and a half minutes into the end of the friendship, Lin Nianhe heard Su Yuncheng’s footsteps.
She sat up suddenly and asked loudly, "Brother Yuncheng? Are you back?"
Wen Lan, who was just getting sleepy, was startled awake and slapped her: "What are you doing? There’s no noise outside!"
"Yeah, I’m back."
Outside, Su Yuncheng said.
Wen Lan: "..."
Wang Shui laughed uncontrollably.
She pointed at Wen Lan and said, "Was that necessary?"
Wen Lan rolled her eyes and turned her back on the two of them.
Lin Nianhe crawled out of bed, threw on her clothes, and leaned against the wall to go out.
She asked, "Why did it take you so long? I was about to think you were in danger and wanted to save you."
By now, it was already dark, with the occasional sounds of children playing outside.
Su Yuncheng heard Sie Yufei’s snores and glanced at the tightly closed door behind Lin Nianhe.
He reached out to half-embrace her, sharing so of her weight, and said, "I talked with the Old Secretary about the school."
"Oh?" Lin Nianhe wondered, "How did it go?"
Su Yuncheng said, "Let’s sit down and talk."
Saying that, he helped her to sit on a stone bench in the yard and fanned her with a straw hat they brought to ward off mosquitoes.
He said, "A normal sester system doesn’t work here. I suggested starting school after the autumn harvest and continuing until the spring planting season ends. There’s no secondary occupation team here, so there’s nearly no work in winter, basically eliminating work-related absences."
Lin Nianhe’s eyes sparkled, and she looked at Su Yuncheng with curiosity: "How do you know all this?"
"I stayed here for about half a year before," Su Yuncheng said, "Classes can be held in the evenings during the farming off-season, but using electricity is a problem."
"Yeah..."
Lin Nianhe sighed lightly, resting her chin in her hand, looking up at the pale moon in the sky, and said, "Honestly, I never thought building a school would be this tough. Only after coming here did I realize it’s really hard."
Su Yuncheng asked, "What do you think?"
"I think what you said is very feasible," Lin Nianhe said, "But this is only sowhat effective for elentary and middle school students. If high school students want to rely on just two winters of study to get into college... honestly, I don’t think it’s realistic."
"Right now, they don’t even have middle school students; it’s too early to think about that." Su Yuncheng reluctantly pointed out this reality.
Lin Nianhe: "..."
"Indeed."
She sighed softly.
There should be adolescents old enough for middle school, but most have only learned a few characters from the educated youth, and don’t even have an elentary school certificate; how can they attend middle school?
Moreover, Lin Nianhe also knew that after this year’s college entrance exams, age and marital restrictions would be implented.
People over 25 and those who are married will no longer be eligible for the college entrance exam.
After a long while, she suddenly rembered a saying.
"The best ti to plant a tree was ten years ago; the second best ti is now."
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